Walter de Gruyter
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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co. KG (ˈgʁɔʏ̯tɐ or ˈxʁɔʏ̯tɐ) is a scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. Its origins date back to 1749 when it was given the right to print books by King Frederick II of Prussia
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Frederick II of Prussia
Frederick II was a King in Prussia and a King of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty. In his role as a prince-elector of the Holy Roman Empire, he was also Elector of Brandenburg. He was in personal union the sovereign prince of the Principality of Neuchâtel...
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De Gruyter Mouton
De Gruyter Mouton (formerly Mouton de Gruyter) is one of the leading publishers in Europe specializing in the field of linguistics. It publishes journals, research monographs, reference works, multimedia publications, and bibliographies. It is a division of Walter de Gruyter, but retains an imprint of its own. Before having been acquired by Walter de Gruyter it was known as Mouton Publishers and was based in The Hague.Further reading
- Fouquet-Plümscher, Doris: Aus dem Archiv des Verlages Walter de Gruyter: Briefe, Urkunden, Dokumente. Berlin, New York: Walter de Gruyter, 1980.